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Show HN: INTERCALsky.ATproto client.Ada carries packets.INTERCAL carries meaning
An ATproto / Bluesky client where every request is blessed, classified, scored for politeness, and validated by real INTERCAL programs compiled on demand. Posted to Bluesky. With A…
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Comment #47475159
Great question! This was quite straightforward to code ’manually’, but we got stuck for some hours when trying to send the first message. CPU topped, fans spinning, no message thro…
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Comment #47468477
Forecast: Fortransky on Tangled tomorrow Sunday
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Comment #47468429
Cool!
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Comment #47468424
VC is Fortransky no-go zone
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Comment #47468416
On it!
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Comment #47468292
Ok got you. Good point, added to repo README
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Comment #47468183
We had to rewrite the main system so those who are not into code and tech much could run it more easily. They are used to MarineTraffic and VesselFinder web sites. This is tailor m…
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Comment #47468088
Yes this can be a true intelligence tool, combining many sources
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Comment #47468074
To the repo? It’s in the blog post head, in section under first screenshot, https://github.com/FormerLab/fortransky
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Comment #47468055
It’s early version yes. It’s 70% Fortran, next version more Fortran and we will add x86-64 assembly decoder for AT Proto firehose frames
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Comment #47465560
Flying smarthphones project introduced here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/152446275 Public access
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Comment #47465489
Great points! This is experimental, We need to address MEMS vs mechanical gyro noise profile Gain constants in the nav kernel were tuned empirically for the original sensor suite. …
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Comment #47465430
:) A hybrid war going on in the Baltic region. Women involved too We have been running the main system a year. Loads of data, less women Now there is this light version for the hob…
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Comment #47465378
Multiple tabs open? :)
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Comment #47465355
Cobolsky holds the record for most surprised looks per line of code :) Fortransky benchmarks pending the feed scorer will have real numbers worth reporting Whenever time allows in …
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Comment #47465328
Great comment! Thanks! No CODASYL, the JSON parser is hand-rolled Fortran with a depth-tracking key scanner CODASYL not a crazy direction for the feed composer Got more depth to ex…
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Comment #47465299
COBOL is more painful, Fortran better. Good you raised the topic, can write a blog post on it when we ship Cobolsky. Will be a proof of concept repo. Fortransky is the one (If AT P…
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Comment #47465061
:) We tried Abacus Fortran on the C64 back in the days and were allowed to stay indoors during breaks doing Basic stuff too on school computer. One of the guys wrote 8xxROM some 10…
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Comment #47465015
Thanks for the feedback! We got a spec for Assemblersky. Will be a weekend project. Cancel Easter :) And probably Midsummer too… We got image composer and decoder plugged in in dev…
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Comment #47464345
Plenty over here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153285871
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Comment #47464290
And the webserver is running locally, this is not web based, that’s the no cloud part
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Comment #47464275
From head of README “ Free, open source, runs locally. No cloud, no subscription beyond a free AISStream API key.” I mean we don’t have the vessels floating around live locally ins…
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Comment #47464241
Good! Tried to do onboarding guide as proper as possible with the scripts and for different OSs. Many OSINT hobbyists/enthusiasts out there, but not all of them are familiar with i…